Registrations open for Thonnur Lake Triathlon

The Thonnur Lake Triathlon, to be held on the 10th August 2013 at Mysore, is an effort by the athletes in and around Karnataka to integrate the swimming, cycling and running communities and provide an opportunity for them to enjoy each others’ sports while attempting the Triathlon as an event.

We have a few inspirational men around us who have recently gone to Zurich to attempt the ultimate endurance event, ‘Ironman’. On interaction with them and with increasing interest from within the athletic community to have access to events which enable not only communal bonding, but also a healthy view of where we stand in terms of training and endurance, the athletes have come together to organize this event.

We will be providing a range of different events to accommodate all the participants. The event has been envisioned as a gala long weekend for athletes. It starts with a Bangalore-Mysore bicycle ride for the cycling enthusiasts. Cyclists from Mysore will join the crew moving from Bangalore at the half way mark, and they will all ride into Mysore as a convoy.

The others will be making their way to Mysore on their own – either driving or via Volvo buses. Some will be carrying their own cycles for the Triathlon on the 10th while the others can rent bikes from cyclopedia for the event. We will be having 3 different events for participants to choose from:

Sprint Triathlon (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run)Olympic Triathlon (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run)Duathlon

At this point, we are expecting about 30 participants including Madhurjya Borah, who is the South Asian Silver Medallist and Indian National Triathlon Champion. We are also hoping to have the Ironman contenders at the event to share knowledge, experience and training techniques with the fledgling triathlete aspirants.

This is a sport which has not been given enough importance and we as athletes want to make a change. This will be made into an annual event moving forward, and we invite athletes from around the country to join us in this celebration.

You can fill the form here for registration.

Alternately, you may contact TimTim Sharma on +919620733175 or at [email protected] to register for the event.